re: How do you explain the origin of the various human races scientifically?

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So you would estimate that all humans came from a common lineage and that mutation occurred causing these 3 predominant distinctions?

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I was half joking, but going off how similar human genetic make up is, I would say it's a strong possibility we all share basically the same genetic makeup. Whether that's from mutation or something else I wouldn't know.